Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel at Foothill College

Set in a small New England seaside town, this classic musical follows the love story of smooth-talking carnival barker Billy Bigelow and spunky local factory worker Julie Jordan. This lush work from the Golden Era of Broadway has a witty script and some of Rodgers and Hammerstein's most memorable songs, including "If I Loved You," "My Boy Bill" and the showstopping "You'll Never Walk Alone."

Reviews & Ratings

What a wonderful surprise! Very impressed with the amazing voices of leads, Carmichael Blankenship and Mary Melnick. I must commend FMT for placing a person of color in the lead role! That is so important to me as a person of color and as an active theater subsciber (SJ Rep, SJ Stage and SF's Best of Broadway).

I wish all theaters would take FMT's lead and have casts which reflect our community!

Acoustics in theater were not great. Singing was good, acting was somewhat mediocre. Show seemed rather dated to me, did not hold up well, in spite of the valiant efforts of the cast members. show was well choreographed and staged, some quite...continued

Quotes & Highlights

In 1999, Time magazine voted Carousel the “Best Musical of the Century.”

Description

The multi-award-winning Foothill Music Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical Carousel. Set in a small New England seaside town, the show follows the love story of Billy Bigelow, a smooth-talking carnival barker, and Julie Jordan, the spunky local factory worker he falls for. Forging new territory in musical theatre storytelling, this lush work from the Golden Era of Broadway features a superbly witty script from Hammerstein and boasts some of Rodgers’ most memorable tunes, including “If I Loved You,” “My Boy Bill,” the gorgeous “Carousel Waltz,” and the showstopping “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”

About the Ticket Supplier: Foothill Music Theatre/Foothill College Theatre Dept

Award-winning Foothill Music Theatre offers the Peninsula acclaimed productions of newer as well as Broadway’s golden musicals, with full orchestra and large casts, at family friendly prices. The company has won Bay Area Theatre Critics’ Circle Awards for Outstanding Production, Outstanding Ensemble Production, and Best Direction, among others. The company has also garnered kudos from myriad Bay Area critics for its sharp, professionally mounted productions, presented in both the intimate new Lohman Theatre, located at the base of the hill, and the handsome 1,000 seat Smithwick Theatre, located atop a wooded hill on the campus of Foothill College.